Sunday 4 August 2013

Crests at other times

There are plenty of other images that are within range of the 15th century but outside the focus time.

German Coat of Arms, Saaremaa Historical Museum - Kuressaare
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/645f9/   15th C carvings representing a German roll of arms, found in the Saaremaa Historical Museum in Estonia


The following images are from
via http://www.modaruniversity.org/Crests.htm listed as "mid-1500s"






This colour edition of a heraldic roll of arms (wappenbuch) does not have a time listed, though I suspect it is well out of our focus time. Another website,  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Siebmachers-Wappenbuch/144923885518048# , lists it as having a 1605 completion date. There are a lot of pages from this book on the site, as well as a signet ring engraving service.
Wappen Siegel Adelswappen
The 17th Century second volume can be found at http://www.wappenbuch.com/



This armorial book was created for Konrad Grunenberg, and was completed in 1483. The article on this page is a very detailed break down of the various families outlined in the text, as well as discussion of the later editions and copies of the text. A complete colour copy of an early facsimilie, from 1603, can be found here:
There are some beautiful crests in this book but I am unable to show them to you here. It is worth a good look through the web book above.

'Phantasiewappen' This is the concept of invented arms for fictitious or legendary people. What a great term.